Japan, ten years after World War II. Boy detective Shotaro solves mysteries and fights crime with the help of Tetsujin 28, the 50-foot tall giant robot left for him by his late genius father. But one day he's shocked to learn that his father also adopted and raised another boy named Shotaro, now a repatriated soldier. Just as surprising to our young hero is the fact that his “big brother” can also control Tetsujin, even better than he can. But with the emergence of this elder brother comes danger, as a mysterious assassin, Morning Moon, closes in on the boy for being unworthy of controlling the robot. Meanwhile, the capital faces destruction when multiple bombs are discovered, planted by the two Shotaros' father himself!
Yasuhiro Imagawa
Director
Motoko Kumai
Shotaro Kaneda
Fumihiro Awano
Shotaro
Minoru Inaba
Chief Ootsuka
Norio Wakamoto
Ryuusaku Murasame
Rie Ishizuka
Ahiru Takamizawa
Shigeru Ushiyama
Professor Shikishima
Yûji Mikimoto
Kenji Murasame
Hiroko Suzuki
Tsukie Kayano
Katsumi Suzuki
Secretary
Mugihito
Professor Yamagishi
Ryuji Nakagi
Inspector Teramachi
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